Podcast on Germany

Join in as we look at the third battle between the Cimbri and the Romans in Gaul.  This battle represents the first confrontation of the Cimbri Wars that actually has a breakdown of the battle from Roman sources.  This battle could decide who will ultimately control Southern Gaul.  For Rome, if they win, they can expand their dominion further into Gaul and finally earn a rest from the last few years that have seen them fighting on all fronts.  Meanwhile the Cimbri could push the Romans out of Gaul for good and even threaten an invasion into Northern Italy.  Both sides are out for blood and will find enough to last a life time on the fields of Arausio.

If you have not done set please go to the Facebook page (www.facebook.com/thepodcastongermany) and vote on who you think will win!  Will the Roman Republic eliminate this pesky tribe and continue to expand or will the Cimbri crush the Romans and force Rome to abandon Gaul?  Vote and then find out!

In this episode we deal with the return of the Cimbri after defeating the Romans at the battle of Noreia.   These wars have deeper effects on the growing Roman empire than just one defeat as we see Gaul starting to break away at what they see as Rome growing weaker and weaker. All of this combines into Rome falling into a crisis unknown since the times of the Punic Wars.

Join us as we step back into the first possible encounter of the Germans and the Romans as Papirius Carbo, Consul of Rome, marches north to investigate the newcomers that threaten the Alps.  This episode contains the 1st battle of the podcast at a place called Noreia where Carbo decides to destroy the Cimbri before they ever become a threat to Rome and her expanding empire.  

I hope everyone had a great Holiday break!  Before we jump back into the Cimbri Wars we have the listener's choice episode on the Grand Caverns of Grottoes Virginia. There will be greed, war, and maybe some spooky ghosts along for the ride.  Join in as we explore the cave that is the oldest continually operating show cave in the United States.  

We begin the discussion of the first possible interaction of Germans and Romans and if the title didn't give it away...it is not going to go easy.  But before we can go to war we have to set up the two sides.  We have to discuss who the Cimbri were and what was going on in the Roman Republic in age that the sources are few and like to spend time on Roman internal issues.

We are looking at the drastic changes that the Early Germans go through thanks to trade with the Celts and the threat of the tribes coming from the east.  Europe is under pressure as tribes from the East start to encroach on the west causing the Germans to look for a new home.  Join in as we see the downfall of the village system and the creation of the tribes that the Roman empire will be plagued with for the next several centuries.

Today we discuss the relationship between the Early German tribes, the Celts, and the tribes and the east.  We look at both the primary sources and what we items we have found to try to establish how the Germans interacted with their neighbors.  

The warriors of the P.O.G. Village fought a battle and now we discuss what happens with those who did not survive.  Join in as we discuss the burial practices of the Early Germans.  We look at age, wealth and gender differences as we continue our exploration of the pre-Roman Germans.

This episode looks into the Germans soldiers and the weapons and strategy they would have used against each other and the Romans.  Join us and try to figure out what sort of equipment you could be expected to wield and the type of campaigns you would take part in.  

We discuss the society of the Early Germans.  Join us as we look at gender roles, the roles of the commoners, slaves, and nobles and how they build a community that outlives the Roman Empire and expands into western Europe.